Hargeisa vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$815
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2039
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$281
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$503
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$367
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
11
69
😀 Quality of life
11
76
🏙️ Population
760K
1.38M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 14% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6334th and 5668th ($815 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Somalia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Somalia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Hargeisa ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9249th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hargeisa Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$0.94
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.7
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.46%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$773
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.06
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.01
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$171
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$59.7
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.2
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$961
$7940

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$524
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$705
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$551
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$524
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$522
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$486
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$490
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$481
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$820
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$466
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$470
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$923
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$467
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$523
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$800
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$840
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$805
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$883
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$468
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$885
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$467
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$466
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$871
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$467
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$819
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$498
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$1047
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$466
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$923
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$1061
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$938
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$486

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$598
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$865
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$533
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$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
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$813
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$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
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$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
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$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
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$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
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$1001
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$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619